Modern democracy promises freedom, but delivers carefully engineered illusions of choice. Behind the rituals of voting and protest, true power remains untouched — hidden in the structures we are never meant to question. This post explores the choreography of consent and the deeper realities beneath the democratic facade.
Power Without a Face The world today is not ruled by kings, but that doesn’t mean it is free from kingship. Power has simply changed costumes. It has abandoned thrones for terminals, and decrees for data. Once, we could see authority. Now, it breathes through code and commerce—quietly scripting our lives through convenience, algorithms, and
The Lucid Blur podcast explores the intersection of clarity and confusion in thought. It offers reflections on philosophy, markets, and identity without providing answers, focusing instead on the inquiries we carry. With solo episodes featuring poetic explorations and quiet contemplation, it invites listeners to engage with their thoughts and experiences.
Sayed Hamid Fatimi’s “The Philosophy of Markets” challenges conventional views on trading, suggesting that markets are not neutral but adversarial systems that exploit predictability and emotions. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding market structure, belief, and behavior over traditional analytical methods. It also discusses emerging financial alternatives like crypto and decentralized systems, proposing a shift toward a post-institutional world.
In an age of accelerating complexity and digital noise, reason can feel both urgent and elusive. We live in a world that talks constantly—yet thinks rarely. A world obsessed with being right, but unsure what right even means. The old maps of logic are still valuable, but they were drawn in a simpler time. Today,
In a world where facts are debated, belief systems clash, and identities multiply, the question of truth is no longer a philosophical luxury—it’s a daily necessity. We often speak of truth as if it’s a singular thing: something out there waiting to be discovered, like a hidden treasure buried beneath the noise. But truth is
